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This is 100% a matter of style.

I think you're right, estrella, unless it's some legalistic tradition. In other words, a matter of style.

Perhaps you should consult a senior member to find out if s/he can direct you to a style manual they are using.

LOL, Setanta,

These guys don't have a style manual--they follow whatever their client wants! Which I suppose has it merits. I tend to want a set style, and I think it is cost effective as well in the time and money areas to have a set style.

But ya do what ya gotta do, dontcha?

Yeah, ya do . . . i have almost everything in the way of letters, memos and fax cover sheets already typed-out, with those parts which change left blank. Then, i simply open the file, type in the blank spaces, print it, and then close the file. When the program asks if i wish to save the changes, i hit the "no" button--and it's ready to go the next time. I can knock out very professional looking documents very quickly, time and again. Having this type of "open format" document, or having templates for your documents is very cost effective--and very uncommon. People are such dopes, they never even approach the true value of pc's for speed and efficiency . . . sigh . . .

Setanta,
That is very similar to the way that I make sites. I first create a template for each type of page then make pages of them. Since I have to save them I do keep backups though.

Can't you just open them as copies?

Yes, and I do. But since I have a couple thousand templates, things can get confusing. I also test different versions and sometimes forget what code I modified so I keep several backups. Lots can go wrong with code, lol. I also try working live sometimes. If you ever see a bunch of errors here that go away after a few seconds it usually means I edited a file live on the server, it didn't work and I then uploaded a backup.

Since my methods are disjoined (but fast) I keep backups on my puter and on many remote hosts.

Let me tell you about confusion and hairy: We have several clients. Each client has a different format. Within that client are many dictators. Each dictator uses some different headings, and not only different headings, but changes his mind about what headings he wants to use almost every time he dictates......

With the result that no matter what template you set up, you cannot just go smoothly down the page, you will always have to be adding or deleting....so I have set up many macros to allow for this----

Which means for one single item on a page I will have at least five or six macros to accommodate all the differences. Remembering all those macros per document and which one goes with what dictator is an absolute pain--I have to keep lists, and stop and check my list. I am sure than when the man hours are toted up at the end of the month, there are quite a few hours devoted to remembering all this and keeping the documents accurate. Which probably doesn't account for much in the overall corporate picture, but it certainly would make our lives much easier to have a standard format.... I could just --

Love yer alluring new avatar, Boss, betcha get hit on all the time . . .